Máté Balogh

Hungarian composer
Máté Balogh
Background information
Born (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 (age 33)
Győr, Hungary
GenresContemporary music
Occupation(s)Composer
Years active2010–present
Websitebaloghmate.com
Musical artist

Máté Balogh (born 9 November 1990 in Győr) is a Hungarian composer and university lecturer at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest.[1]

He studied composition at the Liszt Academy with Zoltán Jeney and the Consevatorio di Trieste with Fabio Nieder. He was a mentee of Péter Eötvös.[2] His pieces has been performed all over the world, including Europe, Turkey, Taiwan, China, Japan and the United States.[3] He was awarded the Junior Prima Prize and Artisjus Prize.[3]

He is the composer of Zsófia Szilágyi's film entitled One day, which was awarded the Fipresci Prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2018.[4][5]

Works (selection)

  • 2019: Alabama March (for symphony orchestra) - dedicated to the bicentennial of State Alabama.[6]
  • 2019: One Hundred Famous View of Edo (for bass-instruments and 12 gongs) - on the 150th Anniversary of Japanese-Hungarian Diplomatic Relations[7]
  • 2018: Kipling's Speech (for recitation and chamber group) - commissioned by the Karl-Amadeus-Hartmann Gesellschaft, Munich[8]
  • 2017: Odes (for traditional Chinese orchestra) - commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China[9]
  • 2016: Jam Quartet (for flute, triangles, piano and cello)[10]
  • 2015: 7 Ant(hem)s (for cello and piano) - Hommage to Péter Esterházy[11]
  • 2015: Kikaku&Basho (for soprano sax and harp) - on a zen-buddhist koan[12]
  • 2012: Luca Marenzio in Salzburg (for string orchestra) - awarded by ECSA[13]

References

  1. ^ "Balogh, Máté". ISCM. May 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation - ARTISTS". eotvosmusicfoundation.org.
  3. ^ a b "About me | Balogh Máté". baloghmate.com.
  4. ^ "Egy nap (2018) Awards". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Egy nap (2018)". IMDb.
  6. ^ "Before the premiere of Alabama March: A talk with Máté Balogh".
  7. ^ "2019.3.9 Peter Eötvös "Secret Kiss" (Japan Premiere)". Archived from the original on 2019-06-16.
  8. ^ "ensemble hartmann21 Repertoireliste (Auswahl)" (PDF) (in German). 2018.
  9. ^ "Balogh, Máté".
  10. ^ "Jam Quartet".
  11. ^ "Balogh Máté: 7 Ant(hem)s - Hommage a Péter Esterházy".
  12. ^ "Recording of Kikaku". YouTube.
  13. ^ "ECCO is proud to present its European programme".
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